The income of English football league clubs grew by 16% (reached US$37.9 billion). They are followed by the Bundesliga and the Italian League (22%).
The Premier League championed the economic growth of soccer European during the 2022-2023 season, in which the income of European clubs grew by 16%, reaching 35.3 billion euros (37.9 billion dollars), according to a report from Deloitte.
The top five leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France) saw a 14% increase in revenue that season. For the first time since 2018-2019, they achieved operating profits of 500 million euros ($536 million), according to the consultancy’s annual report. Deloitte on the financial situation in football.
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The 2022-2023 season was marked by an increase in income thanks to the end of restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to that same report. The Premier League, The leaguethe Bundesligathe Italian League and the Ligue 1 They benefited from this economic improvement.
In the case of the English league, turnover increased by 11% and exceeded 6 billion pounds ($7.61 billion). During that same period, however, the debt of Premier clubs also increased, from 2.7 billion to 3.1 billion pounds ($3.93 billion).
Bundesliga and Italian League complete the podium
The two leagues in which their income increased the most percentage-wise were the German and Italian leagues, both with an increase of 22%. The income of the Bundesliga stood at 3.8 billion euros (4.08 billion dollars) and 2.9 billion euros (3.11 billion dollars) in the Italian League.
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Despite this season of growth, European football is “at a turning point”, he warns Tim Bridgeone of the collaborators of Deloitte and was involved in the preparation of the report. He added: “Football is going in a direction where it will be more and more globally connected.” This represents a challenge for European clubs if they want to remain footballing powerhouses.
The study is also interested in women’s football and points to great growth in this discipline, reaching a turnover of 68 million pounds (86 million dollars) during the 2024-2025 season.
Source: Ambito
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